Get a FREE PRICE QUOTE from qualified Photography Studios serving the Manchester area!

Helpful Tips from Professional Manchester Photographers

It's not always your bridesmaids that do this!Wedding True Stories

I have shot many, many weddings over the years. I shot one a few years ago that was a definite surprise and a first for me! Now this bride only gave herself a month to plan the wedding, not a lot of time but she did a great job.

The girls were all there early, flowers were waiting in the bridal suite and I was there taking a few pre-ceremony shots. I was about to make my way over to the men when the bride tells me they aren't all here yet. Okay, I thought to myself, I'm sure they will be here soon. Boy was I wrong. I eventually ran out of things to take photos with the girls and made my way over to the few groomsmen who were there. I did not want to upset the bride so I stayed out of their suite until they called to say they were ready. Well, time keeps ticking by. An hour goes by, we get word they are still heading here. Its now an hour and a half later and they are still making their way down. This was cutting into their formal photo taking time! There was no way I could do a good job or even get ANYTHING done within the time allotted now. FINALLY they show up, and they aren't even dressed! They were over 2 hours late and unfortunately it did really ruin things for this bride. Now you might think well at least you got paid to do nothing for 2 hours..... no. That's not how things work. I now had 45 minutes to drive to the location, do the men's photos, have them take a separate car and quickly leave and then coordinate it so the women would be arriving shortly after they left. So now all the pressure was on ME to get it done and get it done well. I pulled through but I know the photos would have been much nicer if the men had been the LEAST bit ready!